All You Car People: Need Your Opinions

[BadStratRT]

1993 BMW 318 iS: 59,858: $4,995 59,858 for a bmw is LIKE NEW!! the bmw that is now my dads has 210,000 miles on it, and it runs amazingly well..amanda will contest for that, and the engine is compeltely original. the clutch and gearbox went out about two years ago, but we were racing it and such...

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[ViperGTS]

staying away from Japanese cars for reliability and quality issues....
I would say the the neon are the best

The Neon has a reliability rating of 3, which is average, and Japanese cars are the most reliable cars out there period. How many Fords have you seen getting 160,000 miles? Not many

The BMW is definately top 5, but it doesn't appear to be on cars.com anymore. I've got to call about it. How are the maintenance costs on them Patrick? My parents keep ranting about, "oh they're so expensive to maintain. Oh, they're so unreliable. Oh they need special people to work on them" lol

[BadStratRT]

when things break, stuff is expensive, but they have less problems than other cars do.

[nickoman01]

ORIGINAL: ViperGTS

The Neon has a reliability rating of 3, which is average, and Japanese cars are the most reliable cars out there period. How many Fords have you seen getting 160,000 miles? Not many

The BMW is definately top 5, but it doesn't appear to be on cars.com anymore. I've got to call about it. How are the maintenance costs on them Patrick? My parents keep ranting about, "oh they're so expensive to maintain. Oh, they're so unreliable. Oh they need special people to work on them" lol

i have a freind with 225k on a ford

[yakkier]

any of these, i personally would go with the sentra, that engine alone can hold a 75shot stock, an along with the teg, Vtec are easy to come by, an BMW is a maybe, i own'd a 325i - is an replacement parts are high but u can drive the hell outta them, jetta's cause their body style is awesome, altima is clean along with the lexus, u can get some serious power out of them, TL could fit a H22 in it

1999 Acura Integra: 87,000: $4,650
1999 Acura TL: 68,000: $4,950
1993 BMW 318 iS: 59,858: $4,995
2001 Lexus IS 300 (recycler): 55,000: $5000
1997 Nissan Altima: 45,000: $4,500
1998 Nissan Sentra GXE: 51,000: $4,700
2004 Volkswagen Jetta GL TDI (recycler): 51,270: $5000

[ViperGTS]

have a freind with 225k on a ford

My dad had a friend who was an exectutive of Ford. He bought a brand new Ford...less then 200 miles later on the highway the engine blew.

[331charger1968]

My good friend is the head of the service department for a Honda dealer, and he told me NEVER buy a Honda. They break like crazy , and the service department loses more money than they make.He wont even own a Honda!..... Another friend bought a brand new Honda Civic a few years ago, and it conatantly breaks down weekly.....My dad had a 318 Chrysler 5th Ave (1986 he bought it new) and he got over 300,000 miles without ever a major problem....(just a battery, new brakes here in there and minor. rare stuff like that)..he sold it to some guy in the neighborhood years ago, and I still see the guy driving around with it to this day![8D]

[03neonRT]

ORIGINAL: ViperGTS
1995 Acura Integra: 99,000 mi: $5,000
1996 Acura Integra: 89,000: $4,950
1999 Acura Integra: 87,000: $4,650
1999 Acura TL: 68,000: $4,950
1993 BMW 318 iS: 59,858: $4,995
1998 Chevy Cavalier: 17,000: $4,000
2001 Chevy Cavalier: 56,000: $4,500
1999 Chevy Malibu: 2,000: $4,700
2002 Dodge Neon SXT: 65,000: $4,900
1997 Geo Prizm LSi: 40,000: $4,600
1997 Honda Civic DX: 79,341: $4,700
1997 Honda Civic DX: 80,000: $4,500
1998 Honda Civic LX: 80,000: $4,800
1994 Honda Civic LX: 109,000: $2,950
2001 Lexus IS 300 (recycler): 55,000: $5000
1996 Mazda MX-6 M Edition: 42,000: $4,650
1997 Nissan Altima: 40,000: $4,500
1997 Nissan Altima: 45,000: $4,500
1998 Nissan Sentra GXE: 51,000: $4,700
1999 Toyota Corolla: 65,000: $4,500
2000 Toyota Corolla VE: 58,000: $5,000
2004 Volkswagen Jetta GL TDI (recycler): 51,270: $5000

Theres my top five picks...as for reliability of a domestic vs. import...i'm pretty sure it goes both ways. Example, my dad drove a 87 Toyota Corolla till it had over 250k on it, sold it in Cali for $1,000...my mom had an old 90-something Mercury Cougar with 325k before it finally died. I have a friend who owns a 92 Civic hatch with 130k and he's had to replace the tranny, clutch, head gasket, and then the ominous Honda-rust that develops under the paint on nearly all Honda's from the 80's till the early 21st century models. I also have a friend with a late 80's early 90's model Ford Escort with 560k with original engine, tranny, and most of the major componenets. Then theres a kid with a 95 Honda with 210k and all he's had to do is replace the exhaust. So whats the moral of this story? Well first of all, your going to have to fix things, replace things, no matter who made the car, regardless of whether its import or domestic. Its just that you hear less about imports breaking down, and more on how domestics suck in every way.

[clean_sx]

2001 Lexus IS 300 (recycler): 55,000: $5000
1996 Mazda MX-6 M Edition: 42,000: $4,650
1997 Nissan Altima: 40,000: $4,500

these are my pics, although, you cant beat a neon ( except for power )

[331charger1968]

I guess it comes down to drive what you like...Being used anything can go wrong at any time. I still say the Bimmer will be a blast to drive..slap some spinning wheels on dat mofo and yer good to go...j/k